Lionel Messi missed the target but Emiliano Martinez came to the rescue as Argentina survived a scare to beat Ecuador on penalties and book a place in the Copa America semi-finals.
Lautaro Martinez scored twice as Argentina claimed a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Peru to finish in top spot in group A in the Copa America.
Lionel Messi is optimistic that a leg injury he incurred during Argentina's 1-0 Copa America win over Chile is "nothing serious".
Argentina opened their defence of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over a battling Canada in Atlanta.
Lionel Messi will not be available for Argentina in their upcoming international friendly double-header due to injury.
World champions Argentina's 1-0 win over Brazil was marred by crowd trouble at the Maracana Stadium.